Assists from Kucherov and Sergachev brought Tampa to victory over New Jersey in the NHL game
The Tampa Bay Lightning defeated the New Jersey Devils in the National Hockey League (NHL) regular season game. This is reported by the correspondent of “Lenta.ru”.
The meeting ended with the score 4:3. Tampa’s victory was brought by three assists from Russian players. One pass was made by forward Nikita Kucherov, Mikhail Sergachev has an assistant double.
In total, Sergachev has 51 points in the “goal plus pass” system in 57 matches of the 2022/2023 season. Thus, he became the ninth Russian defenseman in NHL history to earn 50 or more points in a season. Kucherov scored 97 points in 69 games.
On October 3, Kucherov entered the top 20 best players of the upcoming NHL season. The striker finished 13th. Edmonton Oilers forward Connor McDavid topped the list. Colorado Avalanche guard Cale Makar and Toronto Maple Leafs forward Auston Matthews came in second and third, respectively.
Source: Lenta
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